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Beastly

Beastly  is a 2007 novel by Alex Flinn. It is a retelling of the fairytale Beauty and the Beast set in modern-day New York City. Flinn researched many versions of the Beauty and the Beast  story to write her book. Many of these are playfully alluded to in portions of the book, particularly the chat room transcripts in which the character of Kyle talks to other teens who have been transformed into creatures.

Plot

Kyle Kingsbury is rich, handsome, and popular. He truly has it all...or so he thinks. That is until one day when a strange and ugly girl named Kendra appears in one of his classes and tries his 'royal' status, of course Kyle instantly takes this opportunity to bully her. He invites her to the upcoming dance to which he already has a date just so that he can embarrass her. It is then that Kendra reveals herself to be a beautiful witch and punishes him for his cruelty by condemning him to live as a beast. However, because of his one act of kindness (he gave a rose to the girl that was working the ticket booth) she gives him two years to find somebody who can love him for who he is, not what he looks like...and when he does, the girl must prove her love with a kiss. She gives to him a mirror with which he can see whomever he'd like, then vanishes. Kyle's shallow father - ashamed by his son's new appearance - purchases Kyle his own apartment where he proceeds to live with their housekeeper, Magda. His father also sends Kyle a blind tutor named Will who at first doubts that Kyle truly is a beast. Kyle then allows him to touch his hairy hand which leads Will to believe him and the two later become friends. Will suggests that Kyle take up a hobby to pass the time, he chooses gardening. Kyle then builds a greenhouse where he plants many roses which he tends to each day, they become very dear to him.

After one year has gone by, he decides to change his name from 'Kyle' (meaning, handsome) to 'Adrian' (meaning, dark one) because he is no longer the beautiful yet conceited boy that he once was. When he is about to lose all hope of ever returning to his human form, a drug addict stumbles upon his rose garden. Angered, Adrian hollowly threatens to drop him out the window. Desperate for his life, the cruel man offers his daughter - Lindy - to take his place. They make a deal and Adrian prepares Lindy a room filled with books and new clothing. Despite his efforts, Lindy (who is the girl that had been working the ticket booth) is still very upset that she is to be forced to live in the house. After several days of solitude, Lindy finally comes out of her bedroom in the middle of the night and bumps into Adrian. The two share a bag of popcorn, and things begin to change. They begin studying together under Will's supervision, and spending more time with each other. Adrian makes a deal with Kendra that if he is able to get Lindy to kiss him before the last year is up, she will also return Will's sight to him and allow Magda to go home to her family.

In an attempt to make Lindy happy, Adrian takes her to the log cabin that he used to go to as a child. Along with Will and Magda, they head off to the mountains. It becomes apparent that Lindy is content with her new life and that Adrian's love for her is no longer one-sided. The second year is almost over, but Lindy says that she wishes to be able to see her father just one last time. Saddened by her words, Adrian decides to show her the mirror which Kendra gave him, but only to discover that Lindy's father is very sick. Despite the last year being so close to its end, Adrian allows Lindy to go to her father because he truly does love her. He returns to his house, and awaits the dreaded day. When it has finally arrived, Adrian sees Lindy in his mirror and realizes that she is in danger. He runs to her aid but is shot by Lindy's would-be rapist. As he lay dying, he asks Lindy to kiss him. She does, and her kiss lifts the curse. At first Lindy is very confused by his sudden transformation, but eventually recognizes him as Adrian and kisses him again. Will is able to see, and Magda reveals that she has truly been Kendra all along then turns into a crow to join her family. They all live happily ever after.

Casts : 

• Vanessa Hudgens
• Alex Pettyfer
• Mary Kate Olsen
• Neil Patrick Harris